This video captures a terrifying attempt to land an Emirates 777 in Birmingham while whipping winds nearly pushed the plane into a right-angle approach. After two botched attempts, it finally diverted to Gatwick, the Birmingham Mail reported.

Kevon Miller, returning from a long holiday in Australia via Dubai, was on board watching the near-catastrophe take place on the screens inside the cabin. And, of course, he tweeted all about his horrifying experience.

Cross winds. My plane was landing at Portland Intl. once and the plane was bouncing up and down and shearing from left to right so bad that I thought we were going to crash. The stewardesses didn’t seem to think it was any big deal, though.

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posted on 12/06/2013 12:10:35 PM PST
by Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)

Looks like a normal cross wind landing to me. Did a bunch of them in a Cessna 152 out of Hooks Airport in Spring, TX. It’s wild your first time and feels totally unnatural but definitely nothing unusual.

We did nearly the same angle landing in Spokane, WA a few years ago. We came in at an angle and we watched out the window wondering what the pilot would do. A very smooth landing which we gave him great marks for!!

Got to experience a landing in Lubbock Texas on a Southwest 737. Plane got blown to the right so far that we were about to set down in the grass on two attempts. Third time was a charm. Pilot brought the plane down nose first and slammed the plane on to the runway. Overhead compartments flew open and all kinds of fun started with that.

Bottom line is a landing that you can walk away from is a good landing.

I’ve flown into Denver numerous time (Actually the plane flew in, I was along for the ride). Denver can have some great turbulence, being on the plaines with the mountains not very far away. Them mountains cause all types of thermal drafts. Sometimes it feels like riding a bronco (Denver Bronco) coming in for a landing...YEEHA!!!

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posted on 12/06/2013 12:32:47 PM PST
by mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)

Youtube is filled with hundreds of videos of crosswind landings. The article said the plane made three aborted attempts and then diverted to another airport. I wonder if their pilots are any better than Asiana’s?

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posted on 12/06/2013 1:08:12 PM PST
by Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)

Took off from Newark, NJ one time. as a big storm was approaching. You could see small light planes that had tipped over, as we approached the take off area. Kinda scary to see that. Take-off was so turbulent , that I stopped looking over the seat back, as everyone’s head was jiggling all over. Really rough take-off. We were told that we were the last plane allowed to take-off. Just above the clouds, all was calm. Memorable experience.

There are two ways to do a crosswind landing, a side slip and a crab. That was the crab method, the slip method is much better in my opinion. The axis of the plane stays in line with the runway and you cross control the ailerons and the rudder. It is more work and takes a constant corrections on final but to me is much better. The crab takes no effort to set up until the end when you have to do 6 things all at once to straighten the aircraft so you don’t rip the landing gear off.

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posted on 12/06/2013 2:48:01 PM PST
by central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)

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